I reckon Los Amantes del Circulo Polar by Julio Medem is a two or more seer. I'm a teacher, and show it to my A level sets, and the more I've seen it, the better it gets. It all fits together when you watch it again. Pedro

some films you have to watch twice, usually because the ending changes the perspective so much that you have to see the film over again to understand it from that new perspective. A great film for that would be the Cabinet of Dr. CaligaryOther films are so rich with so many layers that you must watch them multiple times to fully understand and appreciate them. Well Tartovsky's films are definately like this, I recomend Egoyan's Exotica. The film becomes more beautiful with every viewing. I think I've watched it seven times so far, and I will be watching it again soon.

There are numerous films that went way over my head the first time, but I thought were brilliant on another viewing. Bridge on the River Kwai was one, and also La Dolce Vita and Children of Paradise. Unfortunately there is the film that you may see twice that still is overrated. Now call me crazy but maybe I need three viewings to appreciate Vertigo, which I think is the second lowest Hitchcock film (excuse me but The Lady Vanishes is the lowest). Rules of the Game remained overrated on a second viewing. Once it is released on DVD next January I will probably try it for the third time. It is close to a masterpiece, but I still prefer Grand Illusion and Boudu Saved From Drowning.

Both [i]Vertigo[/i] and [i]The Rules of the Game[/i] impressed me the first time, but each subsequent viewing has enriched my appreciation and understanding of them. The nuanced verbosity of Rules makes it a bit of a challenge for those of us who need to read the subtitles. Appreciation of the performances invariably suffers. I'm buying this one, not renting it.

Cronenberg's SPIDER is the film I saw this year that benefits the most from a second viewing. It now joins my other favorite films of the year: [i]Russian Ark, Le Fils, Magdalene Sisters, Hero[/i], and [i]Mondays in the Sun[/i].